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Emission spectra of Eu3+: Ca3Ln(=Y, Gd)(VO4)3 powder phosphors

B. VENGALA RAO1, G. SEETA RAMA RAJU1, I. OMKARAM1, S. BUDDHUDU1,*

Affiliation

  1. Department of Physics, Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati-517502, India

Abstract

This paper reports the results obtained during the investigation of the emission spectra of Eu3+:Ca3Ln(=Y,Gd)(VO4)3 phosphors that are prepared by a chemical co-precipitation method. For these phosphors, XRD, SEM and FTIR analysis have also been carried out to understand their structural properties. When these Eu3+ phosphors were put under an UV source, those were in bright red luminescent. Based on the red color emission richness and also emission spectral measurements, Eu3+:Ca3Y(VO4)3 phosphor has been found to be a better material compared with Eu3+:Ca3Gd(VO4)3 phosphor. An energy level scheme has been presented to explain the emission process involved in these phosphors.

Keywords

Eu3+: phosphors, Co-precipitation, Emission spectra.

Citation

B. VENGALA RAO, G. SEETA RAMA RAJU, I. OMKARAM, S. BUDDHUDU, Emission spectra of Eu3+: Ca3Ln(=Y, Gd)(VO4)3 powder phosphors, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 2, 1, January 2008, pp.17-21 (2008).

Submitted at: Nov. 28, 2007

Accepted at: Jan. 16, 2008